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Old Sep 30, 2017, 6:14 pm
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Advice/feedback please: Transferring through BWI (Baltimore, MD)
Hello again fellow FT'ers,

Following up on my PVD travel ask, I'll be first time flying through BWI with Mrs. Wingrider on Saturday 10/21 around 12:45pm and have almost a 2 hour layover. We are both Clear/PreCheck enabled. I assume we'll stay air-side in the airport.

I am hoping to get some advice or feedback on tips for gates, decent food choices or anything that might be nice to know passing through a new-to-us airport.

Thanks in advance.
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Old Sep 30, 2017, 8:41 pm
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you can see the gate layout at www.bwiairport.com ; WN is in the A and B concourses (all connected airside); gates A1-A5 are on a lower level.

There's Obrycki's for crab cakes. The discussion http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...d-upgrade.html had a thread drift to BWI food options starting at post 49.
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Old Sep 30, 2017, 9:42 pm
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For a sit-down meal, I'm partial to the Silver Diner right by main food court.
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Old Oct 1, 2017, 8:14 am
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Originally Posted by rove312
you can see the gate layout at www.bwiairport.com ; WN is in the A and B concourses (all connected airside); gates A1-A5 are on a lower level.

There's Obrycki's for crab cakes. The discussion http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...d-upgrade.html had a thread drift to BWI food options starting at post 49.
In addition,WN operates out of C, which is also connected airside to A&B
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Old Oct 1, 2017, 7:57 pm
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This is great feedback, thank you for these so far.
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Old Oct 1, 2017, 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by freeflyin
In addition,WN operates out of C, which is also connected airside to A&B
Which is also cool if you like variety because there are other airlines flying out of C too!

Bring your wallet, food prices aren't cheap at BWI but quality is good
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 7:23 am
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A semi-local brewery recently opened a sit-down restaurant: http://flyingdogbrewery.com/landing-...dog-tap-house/

I haven't had a chance to check it out but their beer is good. Since BWI is my home airport I don't do much sit-down, just usually grab-and-go at Chipotle or McDonald's.

+1 for Silver Diner too.
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 7:31 am
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For a non-dining activity, you can go land side and sit in the observation deck and watch the air traffic and listen to the air traffic controllers. There is a little museum there also.
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:34 am
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Hard to beat Obrycki's and they will give you a code for WiFi. When I have used it it was pretty good.
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:11 pm
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Originally Posted by jco613
Which is also cool if you like variety because there are other airlines flying out of C too!

Bring your wallet, food prices aren't cheap at BWI but quality is good
Mrs. Wingrider and I do differ on food choices so this could work during the layover.
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:12 pm
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Originally Posted by DisneyObsessed
For a non-dining activity, you can go land side and sit in the observation deck and watch the air traffic and listen to the air traffic controllers. There is a little museum there also.
If TSA is short, this could be a great time killer as we have some time between flights... Thanks!
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:14 pm
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Originally Posted by rove312
you can see the gate layout at www.bwiairport.com ; WN is in the A and B concourses (all connected airside); gates A1-A5 are on a lower level.

There's Obrycki's for crab cakes. The discussion http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...d-upgrade.html had a thread drift to BWI food options starting at post 49.
Oh oh- crab cakes. Well... I know this is probably a lock for Mrs. Wingrider's lunch. I'm allergic to shellfish so burger or fish/chips ftw!
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:14 pm
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Originally Posted by InkUnderNails
Hard to beat Obrycki's and they will give you a code for WiFi. When I have used it it was pretty good.
Ink, you're the man! love the WiFi hook up.
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Marko123
A semi-local brewery recently opened a sit-down restaurant: http://flyingdogbrewery.com/landing-...dog-tap-house/

I haven't had a chance to check it out but their beer is good. Since BWI is my home airport I don't do much sit-down, just usually grab-and-go at Chipotle or McDonald's.

+1 for Silver Diner too.
Silver Diner is sounding good.
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Old Oct 2, 2017, 10:16 pm
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These food ideas sound solid. We have an SJC transcon ahead of us so lunch and now the option of some sort of carryon snack sounds promising.
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